mobile graphics card

ok... im very good w/computers but my graphic card knowledge is poor. need some help.

Stats:
Windows Vista Home Premius SP2
Model: HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6400 @ 2.00GHz
RAM: 4.00 GB
System: 64-bit


Earlier today my monitor started flickering BADLY! I thought I was about to lose my monitor all together. I quickly went into DISPLAY SETTINGS and put all setting back to the factory default. Before the operation could complete the screen went black! I waited to see if it would come back on but it didnt. I shut down my laptop hard and rebooted.

After I was back up i went into DISPLAY SETTINGS & PROPERTIES (screen shot enclosed) and there is nothing!

Adapters: UNAVAILABLE (screen shot)
--- PROPERTIES: (screen shot)
---Default Monitor: (screen shot)

Device Manager (list as follows)
- Display Adapters
-- ! Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
-- ! Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family (screen shots)

Drive Update: Failed
(tried to update from the properties screen. then downloaded the drivers from the MS Vista web site. Both failed)

Rollback Driver: Unavailable
The "check for solutions" button offered a "quick fix" which failed ... something about aero not being compatible (scratches head)

DirectX (screen shots)

Questions:
1. Is the problem with my drivers or did my graphic card fail (die).
2. If its the graphic card is it going to be difficult and/or expensive to replace?

 

Greetings, LadyYepperz.

The fact that you're able to navigate at all indicates that this is not a hardware issue. Those screenshots are pretty clear, with no artefacts or corruption, so this is most likely a driver problem.

I tried to look up the software for your machine at the HP site, but there are myriad listings for 'Pavilion DV5' - what is the exact model #?

 

model #: dv5-1235dx

 

hello Caliban & ty for your help.

please pardon my rudeness in not greeting you sooner, i blame my frustration.

 

ty Caliban!!

dl'n the old driver from hp's site did the trick!

thanx again problem solved

 

Good job! Glad you got it, and thanks for the feedback. :major